St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24


. the identical language used by Govern
or Nlclolls IN the report of the boar(
: 10 MIN. which he submitted along with
L his message. Here is the report; let mt
: read 1t to YOU.
l The speaker here read from the re-
poiI OF The board to the governor, re-
lerred to IN his message, which con.
tanned the identical language repeated
ny Uhe governor IN HIS message, 10 be
} round IN the report of The board of 1871
} HTeaG must be the stress which drives
The mind to such argument and such
conclusion. But, fellow citizens, if the
I@cG mat Governor Nichols III his mes
aye 10 tlo legislature transmitting the
report OF tie board of engineers, used
tne language OF that board in which
they sad that they did not contem
| pate with the funds OF that wear to
tuiId certain lcvees. indicates IA settled
policy on the part OF Governor Nichols
not 10 Rebuilt these Itvecs the same
must be SAID OF Governor Wilt and of
governor McEuery. In It's report to
Governor Witt III 1850 the board made
statements, although not in the words,
Yet equivalent to The words, repeated
by GoveInOr Nichols IN his message in
1S,S.
IN ITS REPORT
| to Governor McEnery as late as Nov.
Il, 1881. IL says: Prom recent SURVEYS
rinsin, +I,n .''no " dlt ie't 10 cue con-
this. saw $40 00D ,nirI,t he rrnttoII,,
! emDIoyHd in ha CONSTITUTIONS rs Ir-J
! likely TO III, reuIirrd before rho n.yt
/ hIr|, water s.a4nr--an as+iI,,,+a 49, -;
! cIuSlEe or the closing of such large and
| Important breaks as Ashton Diamond
Island oend, GIas,coch, Morganza and
! Bonnet Carre.n Was nor his rann,.t
submitted by (;ovprnnr UcFnnrv - ~ - ~.
general assembly? nd bIl nasso,'a
contain sIuoie word 20
statement. or in anv VIZ shnuits7,, 800
inarcurocr WIr 1s 1arg ~ 20, 30
before the huijdinlr of thu. >inr
CANA leyee hy 1he aid of tha
federal cnycrnTnen+ +ba "L lug
commissioners of the forth le we f io
trIct. expressly declared 1hat theV ~
nor COMMENSURATE ia raiIn;lJl,5 "l4
Noreanza, meaning thrrehv Of rnnrso
that they dld nor c1ntemnlsra 20 Gn,nr
with tie funds at their DISMISSAL AZ 49,
time. But. it is sad, MorranZa Vas
built during Mcf,uerv,s adnjnIs1
1ra1lon and protected this parish from
overflow. What did Nichols do toward
protecting tne inhabitants of TINS |
parish from overflow -? 1t leads NE at
9 3!c 10 i general explanation OF the Wis |
fIoiir a. CHe measures undertaken by the |
'oatu
DURING NICHOLAS ADAIHI>lEAuoN.
When that board came into power of !
course vast lines OF levecs were down.
From many breaks above the mouth of
Red river great volumes of water
poured III, and after desolating a vast |
area. ultimately IL part reached the
AtChafalaya. thus increasing the dam
age done by Morganza and the other
crevasses below Norganza. Below the
mouth OF Red River there was the Nor
gauza, the Scott and C0lomb and other
breaks III PoIn1e Coupee. West Baton
Rouge and lbGrvIIle. Ine waters from
those breaks rushed down what may be
called the Atchatalaya basin and mum
dated the whole or parts OF mauy
Mary, Assumption. st. Martin, Iberia
and tins parish. All these parishes con-
otItuted the Fourth levee district.
Now, what did the board do? 1t could
not build all the levees, because the
funds Were not there. 1t butt those
whlch would do the greatest good to
lie greatest number. In order to aid
liver, besides a good deal of other
work, 1t undertook the building of
THE GREAT R.sS IFyEF
, 1avoa +ba o>ta,. 80 -h;oL
Ilns+r,+s ~ 'I; ~ " - ohn oSeI
he t+;r;,l r,"S+ ~ e ~ !. ooI eleu. oE
.nbic Yards whilst 1hs uor a','"I
eyee t;nd estir,a+ai -, s"nZa
f rha bnaTd wr'trar
rnor NcL,le,1,,s 49, aS,7i uunlns nov '
ontain n1ID bomr Ia "a 5 az ION, 10
ards Rnt his an5 +ho D+T suG1lC +
noya,ha A,nLa}aIa ~, IA o'ttoi W VI no
~ uIo lol ONLY pen
10 uoe sleteu the
INV of water nonringlnto ia A1cbata =
ava. and thus diminishing ina HOOD n
5vel therein. What was done IN thus,
be then Fourth levee district Having t
lded the district by the work done v
bove, the board did that which was y
lost IN the interest of the whole dis b
riot. 1t found that with the other 9
reaks closed and Morganza ruDnincl c
1tnlteIy less harm wonld be done by c
1e water than by closing Morganza and p
,aving the other breaks TO run. In the Y
zecution of this policy what was done! t,
by. fellow-cltizens. in 1877 and 1878 |
1t board built in Pointe Coupee the o
colt and Colomb levees, embracing
.239l CUBIC yards. f,
In 1873 and 70 in pursuance of the II
Ihie po1ic}, tno Doard oullt a large al
Mount of levees, exceeding sc, 900 cubic Il
ards along the bank of the river in h
est Baton Rouge which decreased the N
anger of the running Of Morganza to
Ie whole district. Was not this a wise W
'llcy! Is there man here who does So
1t know that this was the wisest 90
urse to pursue? But. fellow citizens, h;
70 pursuing OF THIS course IS not open fir
criticism because it was determined a
not by the board OF engineers alone d.
1t by the board of engineers and the ~
of the Fourth Ieveo y,
strict themselves. IN
THE BOARD OF THE FOURTH 1EyFr Va
DISTRICT. -
&c connosed j., 1s7o &C rho fo,1o OF
ntlelnen:: Let me read you their ii,
mes: Avoyelles, j. G. Norwood eli
int Coupee, Martin Glynn: Assem- of